Morehouse County

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Morehouse county is located in north Louisiana. Morehouse county has 794.93 square miles of land area and 11.15 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Morehouse county population is 27,979, which has shrunk 9.81% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 1.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Morehouse county median household income is $31,781 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 26.50% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.52% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Morehouse county median house value is $71,200 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 41.27% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 61.76% and is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Morehouse county is worse than the state average in quality. The Morehouse county area code is 318.

Population	27,979 (2010), rank #35
Population Growth	-9.81% since 2000, rank #57
Population Density:	34.71/sq mi, rank #39
Median Household Income:	$31,781 at 2006-2010—26.50% increase since 2000, rank #56
Median House Price:	$71,200 at 2006-2010—41.27% increase since 2000, rank #57
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	794.93 sq mi, rank #20
Water Area:	11.15 sq mi (1.38%), rank #49
State:	Louisiana
Area:	Bastrop, LA
School District:
Area Code:	318